The Mets have three of the top 20 most popular player jerseys in terms of sales. It should come as no surprise that those players are Francisco Lindor (no. 5), Juan Soto (no. 6), and Pete Alonso (no. 16). The three players in the top 20 is the second most of any team behind the Dodgers, whose Shohei Ohtani is unsurprisingly the no. 1 most popular jersey in the sport.

Francisco Lindor & Pete Alonso

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The Mets (54-41) defeated the Royals (46-49) 8-3 on Friday. Kodai Senga tossed four scoreless innings in his return to the mound, but the Mets fell behind in the seventh inning. The offense then scored seven runs over the final two innings to earn a big win, with help from Mark Vientos (bases-clearing double), Lindor (three-run homer), and Soto (solo homer).

Prior to Friday’s game, the Mets made a number of roster moves. Most notably, the Mets placed Jesse Winker back on the IL and recalled Jared Young from Triple-A.

Ronny Mauricio spoke on the Meet at the Apple! podcast about the importance of the Mets Dominican Academy.

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Major League Baseball announced several All-Star replacements, including Carlos Rodón and Jacob Misiorowski, who becomes an All-Star after just five major league starts, which is the fewest games anyone has ever played before being named an All-Star.

Former Met Jacob deGrom, who was named an All-Star, will not pitch in the game. He was replaced by Royals reliever Carlos Estévez.

Casey Mize was announced as an All-Star Friday, replacing Garrett Crochet on the AL roster. With the addition of Mize, the Tigers have the most All-Stars (six) this season.

Julio Rodríguez was replaced by teammate Randy Arozarena in the 2025 All-Star Game. The Mariners’ center fielder, who’s posted a .694 OPS heading into Saturday, stated he wanted to take the break to focus on getting ready for the second half.

MLB announced that Matt Olson will replace Ronald Acuña Jr. in the Home Run Derby.

Austin Riley left the Braves game Friday night with lower abdominal tightness.

Baseball America released their final ranking of the top 500 players in this year’s draft.

Former Met J.D. Davis signed a deal with the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. Davis appeared in five games with the Angels earlier this year.

The Rays released outfielder Eloy Jimenez after reinstating him from the injured list.

Carlos Correa left Friday’s game against the Pirates after spraining his right ankle. The injury, supposedly, isn’t bad and Correa hopes to pinch hit or play Sunday.

The Giants defeated the Dodgers 8-7 in San Francisco Friday. The loss handed the Dodgers their seventh loss in a row.

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Kai Chang recaps the Mets’ pitching issues, which led to their doubleheader sweep in Baltimore.

Jordan Baron details the Mets’ situational hitting struggles against the Orioles.

Christian De Block previewed the Mets’ final series of the first half against the Royals in Kansas City.

Dave Melendi recapped the Mets’ late-inning heroics in Friday’s 8-3 win over the Royals in Kansas City.

Jack Markowski covered the news of Jesse Winker hitting the IL, and Jared Young being recalled to the majors.

Sean Kenney highlighted the Mets’ minor league system, including Brandon Sproat who has thrown 18 consecutive scoreless innings.

On This Date in Mets History

1988: Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, and Gary Carter all started the All-Star Game. Strawberry and Carter each recorded a hit, while Gooden allowed one run over three innings. David Cone also appeared, throwing a scoreless inning.

2005: Mike Piazza participated in the final All-Star Game over his career, going 0-for-2. Carlos Beltrán, who went 1-for-3, and Pedro Martinez, who did not pitch, were the other Mets selected to the game.

Born On This Date: Chasen Shreve (1990), Dick Rusteck (1941)

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The Boston Red Sox jerseys will look a little bit different in 2023. On Wednesday, the Red Sox became the first MLB team to announce they will wear advertisements on their uniforms next season, as the team will sport a patch from life insurance company MassMutual on its sleeves.

“Our job is to grow the game and that includes growing the revenue opportunity which ultimately gets reinvested into players and into our ballparks and facilities,” said Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy about the news.  It was reported in July the MassMutual would be paying $17 million annually for their real estate on the Sox’s jerseys.

The MLB collective bargaining agreement that was agreed on before the 2022 season allowed for the possibility of teams to wear ads on their uniforms, and it’s only a matter of time before other teams follow suit in the coming weeks and months.

Earlier this year, Sports Business Journal reported that Oak View Group, a group “renowned for its expertise in stadium and arena naming-rights pacts” was selling the Mets ad patches, and expected to sell them for between $15 and $20 million.

Ads on jerseys are not uncommon in other American sports. The NBA and MLS have displayed advertisements on jerseys for years, but they have not invaded MLB uniforms until now. The NHL also began incorporating advertisements on jerseys ahead of the 2022-23 season.

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Prior to the game yesterday, Dominic Smith chose to kneel, alone, for the National Anthem.

After the game, he emotionally explained his reasoning for doing so:

ICYMI: Here’s Dominic Smith talking emotionally after the game about why he chose to kneel.

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— Metsmerized (@Metsmerized) August 27, 2020

Smith’s heartfelt words resonated with a lot of people. I saw countless Mets fans tweeting out their support of Smith, and wanting to show that support by buying a Smith Mets jersey. That’s great — a great way of showing your love and support of a player is by wearing their jersey.

But, do you really want to make an impact that will help make change? Use that money you were going to use to purchase the jersey and make a donation to BaseballGenerations (or if you can swing both, go for it!).

Smith founded this non-profit organization that is based in Southern California back in 2017. According to the website,

“BaseballGenerations provides high-quality baseball instruction. The purpose of the organization is to mentally and physically prepare young baseball players to excel on and off the field. BaseballGenerations has a carefully selected staff and unique approach to coaching. Our unique methodology is designed to get youth excited and interested in playing the game of baseball at the collegiate or professional level.”

Additionally, every instructor that is part of the Academy is a current or former professional or collegiate baseball player. How cool is that? A great opportunity for these children that they definitely would not have gotten otherwise.

Through this organization, Smith is not only talking about change, he is making change. He’s giving back to his hometown, to help make sure that children growing up there have more chance and opportunity. Smith is investing in their future. And if you really want to show Smith you support him and what he is kneeling for, investing in this as well, instead of a jersey, can help make change.

If you want to donate to the BaseballGenerations Foundations, you can do so here. 100% of donations go directly to underserved youth, allowing them to participate not only in baseball activities, but in camps, travel ball, skills training, and mentorship.

A Smith jersey is great, and if you already have bought one, rock it. But if you want to show your support for Smith and have the means to do so, consider donating to or advocating for his charity. There’s even a store with some cool swag you can choose from, too.

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Do you have that Mets jersey or shirsey that you look at now and are like “…. why did I ever purchase this?” Or, do you have that Mets jersey or shirsey that is just so obscure that it draws attention anytime you wear it? If you answered yes to either of these questions, we are right there with you.

Mojo

The most obscure jersey I own would have to be my Danny Muno 51’s jersey. It was a fancy alternate jersey and was being auctioned off online for a relatively small price for a game-worn jersey.

Danny Muno’s aunt worked at my high school, so there was a small connection there, so my dad thought what the heck, why not? So I still have my Muno 51’s Jersey proudly hanging in my room, along with my Gavin Cecchini, Kyle Regnault, and Kevin Plawecki game-worn 51’s jerseys. I will always remember the four hits Danny Muno had in his Mets career.

Jack  

I have a Kirk Nieuwenhuis shirsey because I love Kirk Nieuwenhuis, but the better story is the Kaz Matsui jersey I got from a family friend the first time I went trick-or-treating as a baseball player.

I was probably six or seven, and my mom didn’t know where to go to find Beltran/Wright/Reyes since she was new to the whole thing too, but someone she worked with came through. I still have it somewhere. He never asked for it back, or if he did, he eventually stopped trying. Can’t really say I blame him for giving up on Kaz Matsui.

Jacob

I had the very unique experience of co-hosting a season of Kids Clubhouse on SNY, way back in 2012. Talk about an unbelievable experience for a middle schooler, getting my start in broadcast journalism and being able to sit down to interview virtually the entire team (Wright, Murphy, Baxter post-catch, and many others).

My first interview, however, was in spring training with Justin Turner, then a nondescript utility infielder. He was an awesome guy to talk to and even went out of his way to say hello when we would cross paths at the ballpark throughout the rest of the season. So for my birthday that year I asked for a Turner #2 jersey, and now I have a Random Met uni of a guy that turned into a pretty big deal elsewhere. (Runner-up: my #99 shirsey of fellow Quinnipiac Bobcat Turk Wendell).

Sal

I definitely think the most random jersey that I own — wait for it — is a giveaway Brooklyn Cyclones ‘Back to the Future” themed button-up jersey from 2015 (If you’re a real BTTF fan you know why that makes sense).

Now mind you I did not attend that game where a normal person would have gotten it, but saw someone wearing it at Citi a couple of years later and knew I needed that jersey in my life. So l go right on right on to ebay and it was the best $20 I’ve ever spent.

Marissa

I don’t know if I’d say it’s very obscure in terms of the shirt, but I made a bet with some friends that if J.D. Davis hit a walk-off, I’d buy his shirsey. Sure enough, he hit the walk-off, leading to not only me being the shirt, but one of the best mets post game on the field interviews in recent memory

Michelle 

I wouldn’t say it’s “obscure” but I do need to mention my Bartolo Colon women’s size small jersey, just for the sheer irony of the size. My Ryan Church black shirsey is also an honorable mention.

Mike

I have a Kaz Matsui shirsey in white. Honestly, at this point, I don’t remember why or how I got it. I wear it proudly though.

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In the game Wednesday between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, shortstop Tim Anderson hit a home run off sophomore year starting pitcher Brad Keller and flipped his bat.

There has been a lot of controversy over this bat “flip.” It’s seen more in my eyes as a bat chuck. When Anderson hit his home run, he proceeded to chuck his bat over toward the White Sox dugout and scream something in the direction of the dugout. Some claim the comment was directed toward the catcher.

lIn his next at-bat in the sixth inning, Keller hit Anderson on the hip. As a result, both players and their respective managers, Ned Yost and Rick Renteria, were ejected from the game.

The MLB’s second “spicy” account, their self-claimed title, in @Cut4 tweeted out a video of the bat flip:

🗣️LET THE KIDS PLAY. pic.twitter.com/VDUSiQpawx

— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 17, 2019

Anderson then spoke after the game about the bat flip, “I don’t have any rules. I play fun, I play to have fun, and I play with a lot of energy.”

The idea for this new “Let the Kids Play 2.0” movement was inspired by Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. putting emphasis on not letting the unwritten rules in baseball “get in the way of personality.”

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Free Shirt Fridays have become a staple in the Mets’ annual promotional schedule. It’s been one of their longer-tenured promotions that has been a hit both in the stands and on TV, as SNY often puts its focus on the shirts given out.

But let’s be real: Nobody wears these shirts to make a fashion statement. These are the kind of shirts you wear to the gym, or the kind that you throw to your girlfriend who has zero interest in baseball when you drag her out to Citi Field. Or, they’re the kind of shirts you cut the sleeves off of. Now that’s a fashion statement.

The shirts are always way oversized, and some of them don’t even look all that nice. But this year’s lineup looks pretty promising and some of them actually do look pretty cool. So here’s your definitive power rankings of 2017 Free Shirt Fridays:

No. 13 – Sept. 22: NY Mets: New York’s Favorite Team

Not only is this shirt overtly bland, but you have to be delusional to think that the Mets are New York’s favorite team. Even the most die-hard of the Mets’ faithful would acknowledge this. Realistically, they’re New York’s fourth or fifth favorite team, depending on how you count the Rangers. It’s a good thing most Free Shirt Friday shirts don’t look like this, otherwise this promotion would probably not be going anywhere.

No. 12 – .July 14: New York

The Mets are trying way too hard to be “hip with the youngsters and the rap music” with this one. No Supreme-wearing Drake fan is going to wear this shirt. And it’s way too generic.

No. 11 – June 16: Tie-Dye NY Logo

Tie-dye is never a good look for anyone. Except maybe Bill Walton.

No. 10 – Sept. 8: Let’s Go Mets

As far as the generic-looking Free Shirt Friday shirts go, this one is actually not the worst. It utilizes the team’s original color scheme pretty well, and “Let’s Go Mets” is a perfect shirt to be wearing to a Mets game.

No. 9 – August 18: NY Logo Mania

Three whole Mets logos. That design is actually kind of cool.

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No. 8 – August 4: Blue Jersey

This is the kind of shirt that looks really good in theory, but may not work as well in practice. Considering that most of these shirts tend to be cheaply made and oversized, the shirt probably won’t look like a jersey on most fans– as it does in this picture. Either way, it’s a pretty cool concept for one of the better Mets’ alternate jerseys.

No. 7 – June 2: Ultimate DeGrom

If I knew nothing about baseball or Jacob deGrom, I’d think this was a really weird shirt. Why is a guy holding a baseball next to some loose locks of hair, all pitted against an orange and blue background?  But if you do know about baseball, this is actually a pretty cool design.

No. 6 – July 21: Back In Black

The Mets have essentially abandoned their black jersey over the last five years, and that’s a shame. That look defined the late-90s-early-00s look that many young Mets fans look back on fondly, and they should at least wear it as an alternate. That’s why it’s cool to see the Mets at least kind of bring back the black shirt– even if it is only in a Free Shirt Friday capacity.

The neon look also bears a loose resemblance to the neon players that were showcased outside of Shea Stadium– a quintessential part of the Mets’ old home.

No. 5 – April 21: Run, Reyes, Run!

The Mets’ all-time stolen base leader gets his own free shirt for the first time to commemorate his speed.

No. 4 –  April 7: There’s no Place Like Home

This is fitting, especially since it will be the Mets’ first free shirt of the season, and since it’ll probably be pretty cold out when the game is played in April.

No. 3 – May 19: Up The Middle

Imagine someone wearing an Edgardo Alfonzo and Rey Ordonez “Up the Middle” t-shirt now. That’s so vintage. That’s also how people will look at someone wearing this shirt in 20 years.

No. 2 – June 30: Cespedes Necklace

This is a really out-of-the-box concept. If only they could have made this with a neon green sleeve to match too…

No. 1 – May 5: The Totally not “Thor” Noah Syndergaard T-Shirt

This shirt has no direct references to the Marvel superhero, as to not get into any copyright troubles. But it has just enough indirect ones so that fans know what they mean.

Syndergaard’s Norse god features are captured very well in this shirt. The 17 pounds of added muscle. The flowing locks. The lightning bolt. If only this shirt had a way to capture his Twitter game, then it could go down as one of the greatest in Free Shirt Friday history.

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Painful. No other word for what I felt, for what we all felt, as we watched a pitching duel for the ages come to a crashing halt with a disastrous ninth inning. Many of us vented on social media; many of us flooded the comments section of this blog, to let out our frustration. Blame was tossed around; Familia was both vilified (he can’t come through in big spots!) and greatly defended (he had a great year!). Some praised the efforts of what we felt was an overachieving bunch, more survivors than achievers from a team riddled by attrition through the year so that there was barely a hint of our April roster left at the end.

I wanted to take a look at the Mets’ Big Picture and try to assess the direction this team is going. What is the Big Picture? The building blocks… The players we wanted to see develop and improve… The ones we counted on to help us not only with this year, but over the next several (hopefully) highly competitive years. I am not referring to players we don’t anticipate being here 2-3 seasons from now (which probably include great contributors like Colon, Cabrera, Walker). So let’s examine which young hopefuls took that next step and who didn’t in 2016.

Pitching: There was more bad than good here but let’s discuss the obvious tremendous humongous THOR sized positive from the 2016 season. Noah Syndergaard did everything that could be asked of him, and more. He established himself as a true ace, a dominant pitcher who led the team (and was third in the National League) with a 2.60 ERA, strike outs with 218 (fourth in the National League) and somehow only let up 11 home runs all year. Additionally he gutted out innings while pitching with a nagging bone spur, and showed he was as big game as you can get with his performance in the wild card game.

Much of the other news isn’t as promising. It is becoming more and more worrisome that we simply will never have our dream rotation for even a season. Zack Wheeler not only hasn’t pitched an inning in two years, he really never came close to returning as he had setback after setback. Matt Harvey has, for all intents and purposes, missed two and a half of the last three and a half seasons. Steven Matz always seems to be hurt. And Jacob deGrom finished the year with almost fifty less innings than last season as he also went under the knife.

Obviously this could have been a freak occurrence in 2016. Perhaps next year we will laud our rotation as they stay on the field and throw ace after ace again the evil Giants, Nationals and Cubs. But this year was not one to build confidence that this dream rotation will ever fully blossom as a whole.

Position Players: This was a tough year for our young position players. We went into this season with hopes that Michael Conforto would become our everyday left fielder and number three hitter, and for a month it worked beautifully…until he went into a slump, and pretty much never came out. Now we even wonder how he fits into the outfield configuration next year. Of course other dominoes have to fall—we all expect Bruce’s contract to be picked up, but can we resign Cespedes? Whether we do or do not, does Sandy feel like he can go into 2017 penciling Michael in as the opening day left fielder?

Even more troublesome was the performance of Travis d’Arnaud, who might have played himself from prospect to afterthought. He simply could not get it together all season, either offensively or defensively. It was well publicized that we offered him to the Brewers for catcher Jonathan Lucroy and they said “no thank you”. Additionally, when TDA got hurt and Kevin Plawecki was given the chance to take the reins and run with it, he also stumbled, or limped, or just plain fell down. Our big young position players simply did not improve as we had hoped in 2016, and all sat on the bench in the wild card game as spectators.

Organization Depth: Okay, I admit that going into this season I was questioning Sandy’s drafts. I didn’t see any real standout performances from our prospects among our minor league teams, and outside of international free agent Amed Rosario and first baseman Dominic Smith, I didn’t see any of our players rated that high in the minors by those prospect experts. I am happy to see he made my doubts look foolish. Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo delivered amazing performances down the stretch, both with sub 3.00 ERAs, to insure our wild card berth. Could their stuff hold up over repeated viewings by opponents for an entire season? That’s for the future to tell, but in the short term they showed both the temperament and the stuff to compete at the major league level.

I was even more impressed with T.J. Rivera. A career .324 hitter in the minors, he came up and hit .333 in the majors in the last month of the season, showing the ability to hit to all fields with occasional pop in his bat. He also got our only extra base hit against Madison Bumgarner. I hope he is given a legit chance to earn the second base position next year.

Coaching and intangibles: First to Terry Collins. I know his in game decisions are occasionally baffling (though none worse than when he admitted screwing up and leaving Wilmer Flores in the game, a mistake that hurt us every step of the rest of the way). But the one thing I will say on his behalf: his players like to play for him and even when they’re struggling he keeps them grinding (to use of his clichés). How about we hire a bench coach to make all in game decisions and leave Terry to the keep-the-team-focused speeches? Terry coached his way into another season, but I sense a short leash for him.

Finally, the intangibles. I believe the Mets made a huge step forward this year. Not only by going to the playoffs a second year in a row, but in some ways by willing themselves to the play offs on the arms and backs of so many spare parts and surprise contributors. It always amazes me when you look up in October and those same teams are there; the Cardinals, the Dodgers, the Red Sox. Almost like they believed in themselves in a way we didn’t. I think this year that changed. I think this year the Mets felt like they were supposed to be there in October…and they were.

Okay. That is my assessment of the Big Picture after 2016. There were a few too many negatives but the positives we have established – a dominant ace, a farm system which consistently provided players who were able to contribute immediately, and an overall culture of winning – will definitely serve us well in the future. Now we just need to keep some of those other players on the field in 2017…

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Sitting in Section 135, you get the opportunity to look into the Mets dugout.  While watching the game, I could only make out that the Mets had hung something up on the dugout wall.  As I would discover after the game, Yoenis Cespedes hung a Jose Fernandez Mets #16 jersey to honor his fellow countryman, defector, and baseball player:

His manager, Terry Collins was right there talking to his star while he hung something to honor a player who would die tragically at the age of 24.  It was just one of many Mets players who took time to express their grief over the loss on Twitter.

Jose, you will forever be missed. My prayers are with your family. Thank you for everything. May you rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/5JfFsZVTWR

— Yoenis Cespedes (@ynscspds) September 26, 2016

Stunned over the tragic news about Jose. My thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family.

— Matt Harvey (@MattHarvey33) September 25, 2016

No words can fully express a loss like this…baseball and the world lost a true warrior today. Rest in peace brother.

— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) September 25, 2016

RIP José Fernández. My thoughts and prayers go to his family and close ones during these very… https://t.co/hPsCwqlnza

— Jose Reyes (@lamelaza_7) September 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/justinruggiano/status/780034931871186945

Sad day for baseball with the loss of Jose Fernandez. Hearts out to his friends & family.

— Jerry Blevins (@jerryblevins) September 25, 2016

A reminder of keeping things in perspective with the loss of José. My thoughts & prayers are w/ his family & those he touched. #RIPJose

— Brandon Nimmo (@You_Found_Nimmo) September 26, 2016

All over baseball, people mourned the loss of a unique talent and incredible young man that was gone too soon.  However, it was not just his talent that makes the loss that great.  After his death, you heard stories about how active he was in the community.  You saw how beloved he was by his teammates, competitors, and people who covered the game.  It was a rare sight to see Keith Hernandez break down as he did when he and Gary Cohen announced the news before the game.

Personally, I was left at a loss for words having heard all the stories of how he defected after multiple failed attempts and was thrown in a Cuban prison for a year at age 14. A year late, Fernandez jumped into those rough waters, and he used that strong right arm to save his mother’s life when she fell overboard. Upon hearing the news, many were left wondering where Fernandez’s savior was when that boat crashed.

As if this wasn’t tragic enough, there was learning the news that Fernandez was set to become a father.  Somewhere in Florida a child is going to be born that is never going to get to know their father.

With the shock and sudden loss, the Marlins cancelled yesterday’s game.  However, they will play tonight against the Mets.  They will play on a night that Fernandez was supposed to be taking the rubber against the veteran Bartolo Colon.

That’s the backdrop to tonight’s meeting between the Mets and the Marlins.  A once meaningful September game now seems devoid of its meaning without Fernandez.  On a night that he was supposed to don his number 16 jersey and take the mound, the Mets and Marlins are left hanging up his jersey in honor and remembrance of him.

“I know they’ll be very, very respectful,” Terry Collins explained. “This is one that hits you in the stomach. This kid’s 24 years old. He’s got a huge future ahead of him. His past is a story itself — how he got here, how he became successful, his love for the game, his love for Miami and the community, what he did down there for kids.”

“You can’t ever watch a Marlins game where you’re not looking over on the bench watching this guy have fun, even though he’s not playing that night. He stays on the bench. He’s cheering. He’s on the top step. His love for the game and what he meant to Miami, it’s got to be a hard day for them.”

“Our hearts and thoughts are with Jose’s family, teammates, his fans and everyone at the Marlins.”

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Today marks the 15th anniversary of Mike Piazza‘s most important home run.  In the first game back in New York after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he hit a two-run home run off Steve Karsay to give the Mets a 3-2 lead:

The home run is often credited with helping New Yorkers, especially Mets fans, in the healing process after the unfathomable tragedy.  It is why there was a furor over the Mets having sold the jersey Piazza wore in the game he hit the home run.

The jersey was eventually purchased by a group of investors, notably Anthony Scaramucci, who wanted to ensure the jersey would forever be on display.  As Mr. Scaramucci told Mets Merized Online, the jersey was going to be rotated between Citi Field, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the 9/11 Memorial.

For those interested in seeing the jersey on the anniversary of the home run, the jersey is being displayed today at the 9/11 Memorial.

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As a part of all the festivities this weekend when the New York Mets will commemorate the Hall of Fame career of legendary catcher Mike Piazza, the players will all wear these special hats that feature an exclusive Mike Piazza Patch.

If you’d like to get yourself one of these special edition Mets hats, they will only be for sale exclusively at Citi Field.

In addition to a special pregame ceremony to retire Mike Piazza’s #31 uniform number on Saturday, July 30, the Mets will also giveaway a Mike Piazza replica jersey to all fans in attendance on Friday night, and a Mike Piazza bobblehead to the first 15,000 fans in attendance on Sunday.

Piazza joins Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver (41; retired in 1988); Manager’s Gil Hodges (14; retired in 1973) and Casey Stengel (37; retired in 1965) as the only uniformed Mets whose numbers have been retired. 

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